Will a regular chlorine swimming pool hurt ducks

[poisondartfrog]

A frog laid eggs in my neglected pool years ago while I was busy moving. I decided not to disturb them as I would be draining it. Every developing frog had a defect, most had missing limbs. I think of frogs as green Canaries.

 

[SuperDuck]

Now we need a video!

He's got some on his phone so I'll get it after our morning training.

 

[quackiemama]

I love Chuck and Buck!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

The chlorine might dry their skin. It does that to human skin, but I don't know about duck skin. When I used to swim a lot my hair turned green once from the chlorine.

We all like to see a picture of that green hair!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Chuck and Buck love our in ground pool. They don't get free range of it but theyre in it at least once a day. They have a kiddie pool in their area that they turn their bill up to.

They're still alive and kicking

It does require more upkeep than normal but the tradeoff is worth it. My son is a pool and open water swimmer. He swims in lakes and oceans 7 days a week that has a lot worse than a handful of duck poop. He also swims with Chuck and Buck in our pool every chance he gets. The boys love chasing and diving to get their human.

Yep, that's just Chuck and Buck, the OP has at least five ducks - as can be counted on the picture - that is a lot more poop and a lot more bacteria to deal with.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Where would I get salmonella poisoning? The pool water is chlorinated and will kill any bacteria or virus. It will be much cleaner than the lake we swim and water ski in, as it has ducks geese fish turtles etc... Pooping in it

You would be surprised how resilient salmonella bacteria are! - But you almost certainly have built up a good resistance against any kind of bacteria by swimming in that lake.
Can you swim safely in lakes around Memphis? I thought you have Alligators around Memphis too.

 

[quackiemama]

I do not like alligators

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I do not like alligators

Oh, i do like them! The best part is the tail: The meat is so tender and juicy, ideal to be marinated and char-coal grilled.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

You would be surprised how resilient salmonella bacteria are! - But you almost certainly have built up a good resistance against any kind of bacteria by swimming in that lake.
Can you swim safely in lakes around Memphis? I thought you have Alligators around Memphis too.

I think you have me and my ducks mixed up with the OP. The OP said he was getting “some ducks”, the picture is of my spoiled babies. I live in Memphis, I am not sure where he is. And no, we do not have alligators, the winters are too cold. I was just trying to share my experience with a pool and ducks because it was worse than I thought it would be.

 

[quackiemama]

Oh, i do like them! The best part is the tail: The meat is so tender and juicy, ideal to be marinated and char-coal grilled.

Ok I take it back, I love gator in my belly too!